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Of gaddhas and ghumna: Women traversing life and landscape in the city

As I journeyed through the city with these women, I had been thinking a lot about landscapes. When the parts of the story no longer seemed to coalesce into a plot, I thought about how incongruous things can hang together in a place, in an atmosphere. And so, I found that the antidote to my own growing vertigo was to join these women on excursions (ghumna) around the city. Though these outings happened infrequently, to go ghumna was a favourite activity of many of the women I spent time with. These women, who hailed from poor, predominantly Muslim neighbourhoods such as Nizamuddin Basti, Okhla, and Jaitpur, spent much time plotting the next opportunity to go ghumna, often concocting elaborate cover-ups for family members.… Continue reading Of gaddhas and ghumna: Women traversing life and landscape in the city →

Samprati Pani
Chiragh Dilli
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Let’s Take a Walk #62 for The International Women’s Day

Dear Friends Thank you so much to those who joined on March 8 for Let's Take a Walk #62 via Twitter X @mcayer & Instagram Live @LetstakeaWalk_World. We celebrated #InternationalWomensDay. #walkingtogetherapart for #allwomen #withLoveforPe...

Marie Christine Katz
Let's take a walk
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Fostering ideas and pushing artistic boundaries

by Agustina Rastelli Gatti Working alongside Anabella as Assistant Choreographer for her upcoming piece “Listen to Your Mother” has been an inspiring journey. Anabella’s approach blends creativity with precision, fostering an environment where ideas flourish and artistic boundaries are pushed. Her keen eye for detail coupled with a genuine appreciation for collaboration makes every rehearsal […]

Anabella Lenzu
Anabella Lenzu's Blog

plodge

The Scottish and English word plodging has been wading through the lexical muck and mire since the late 1700s, and it refers to icky, slow, molasses-type walking. Plodge is probably a variation of plod. This word isn’t totally out of use, as a 1995 use from British magazine The Countryman illustrates: “Northbound Pennine Wayfarers, plodging through the interminable peat-bogs of the North Pennines.” Even if you have a spring in your step, it’s tough to skip merrily through the peat-bogs. Credits to Mark Peters.

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